Clicking Link Opens New Window Instead of Navigating Existing Frame Set

• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1 for Windows NT 4.0
• Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you click a link on a Web page that is supposed to navigate to a particular frame within a frame set, a new window may be opened instead.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the following conditions exist:

• You have the Windows Desktop Update component installed.



• The "Browse in a new process" option is enabled on the Advanced tab in Internet Options properties.



• You have installed the update described in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q196383 BUG: FIX: Windows Opened by Script Lose Authentication or Session

RESOLUTION

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.

You can obtain these products from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.



2. Double-click Internet Options.



3. Click the Advanced tab.



4. Click to clear the Browse in a new process check box.



5. Click OK.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbenv msiew95 msient win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.01,4.01 Service Pack 1
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: June 18, 1999